Assisted living resident freezes to death; training ordered for administrator

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,336

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The administrator of an assisted living center, accused of incompetence in an incident that resulted in an elderly resident freezing to death outside the facility, will retain her state license subject to 10 hours of educational training.

According to state records, Dwala Marie Lehman was the administrator at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant in January 2022 when 77-year-old Lynne Stewart froze to death after leaving her room, exiting the facility, and then falling …

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